Table 4.
The correlations between key demographic variables and EPDS (n = 530) using Spearman rank correlation.
| key demographic variables | Correlation Coefficient | p value (2-tailed) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.09 | 0.33 |
| Educational level | 0.03 | 0.78 |
| Number of children | 0.17 | 0.13 |
| Chronic illness | -0.06 | 0.70 |
| Monthly income | 0.12 | 0.30 |
| Having work | -0.05 | 0.52 |
| Being a smoker | 0.16 | 0.04∗ |
| Prenatal complications | 0.06 | 0.42 |
| Getting COVID-19 | 0.22 | 0.03∗ |
| Method of delivery | -0.13 | 0.04∗ |
| Gestational age at the time of delivery | -0.12 | 0.35 |
| Symptoms of COVID-19 | 0.40 | 0.02∗ |
| Duration of admission to hospital | 0.30 | 0.01∗ |
| Duration of admission to ICU | 0.24 | 0.04∗ |
∗p-value <0.05 considered as statistically significant.